自認|じにんjinin[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbadmission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement
  2. noun, suru verb, transitive verbself-identification
Conjugation
Dictionary form自認する(じにんする)
Polite (masu)自認します(じにんします)
Negative (nai)自認しない(じにんしない)
polite (masen)自認しません(じにんしません)
classical zu / nu自認せず・自認せぬ(じにんせず・じにんせぬ)
Past (ta)自認した(じにんした)
polite (mashita)自認しました(じにんしました)
Past negative (nakatta)自認しなかった(じにんしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)自認しませんでした(じにんしませんでした)
Te form自認して(じにんして)
Potential自認できる(じにんできる)
Passive自認される(じにんされる)
Causative自認させる(じにんさせる)
Causative passive自認させられる(じにんさせられる)
Conditional (ba)自認すれば(じにんすれば)
tara自認したら(じにんしたら)
Volitional自認しよう(じにんしよう)
polite (mashou)自認しましょう(じにんしましょう)
Imperative自認しろ(じにんしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related肯定こうていNeutralAffirms something as correct or worthwhile — recognition directed at things; 「自認」 is the person's own acknowledgment of themselves.
  • Related是認ぜにんWrittenWritten style: accepting something as justified, e.g. 「現状を是認する」; typically takes states of affairs or policies, while 「自認」 is acknowledging oneself.
  • Related承認しょうにんFormalFormal: approving or authorizing, often as a procedure, e.g. 「申請の承認」; it is not a self-identification like 「自認」.
  • Antonym否認ひにんWrittenWritten style: denying a fact, the opposite of the self-acknowledgment of 「自認」, e.g. 「容疑を否認」.
  • Antonym他認NeutralRecognition by others; differs from 「自認」 only in who does the recognizing, so both can hold true at the same time.

To admit a fact, use 「認める」. Use 「自認」 to acknowledge yourself as something or own your actions: 「ファンを自認する」「過失を自認する」「性自認」. Use 「否認」 for denial and 「承認」 for approval.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 自みずから認みとめること。
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